Social Studies Resources

• http://www.internet4classrooms.com/social.htm

• http://www.sitesforteachers.com/resources_sharp/socialstudies.html

• http://www.sldirectory.com/teachf/socsci.html

• http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/history/histg.html

• http://www.findingdulcinea.com/guides/Education/Elementary-School-Social-Studies.html

• http://www.teach-nology.com/subjects/social/

• http://geography.about.com/

• http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/

• http://thinkfinity.org/

• http://teachersnetwork.org

• http://www.facingthefuture.org

• http://www.lessonplanpages.com

• http://www.besthistorysites.net

• http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com

• http://enchantedlearning.com

• http://www.teaching history.org

• http://www.kaganonline.com/

National Council for the Social Studies http://www.socialstudies.org

The Avalon Project http://avalon.law.yale.edu/default.asp

PBS Teacher Source http://www.pbs.org/teachersource

Critical Thinking Strategies, a lesson plan for all grade levels http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Interdisciplinary/INTOO13.html

Follow Me Project http://followme.wikispaces.com/

Library of Congress--Teaching with Primary Resources http://www.loc.gov/teachers/

Plimoth Plantation http://www.plimoth.org/

Visiting with Children in other Countries http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/kidsweb/wakeup/index.htm

Studies School Service: Resources to Support Social Studies Units http://www.socialstudies.com/

Standards Aligned System (lesson and unit plans) http://www.pdesas.org/

Constitutional Rights Foundation http://www.crf-usa.org

Teaching Communities Resources

http://www.planning.org/kidsandcommunity/- site for kids is developed by America's city planners. Explore how you create communities, How you live in them, and how you change them.

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/collection/creating-classroom-community-0 - Thematic Lessons, resources, and activities regarding communities and friendship

http://pbskids.org/rogers/buildANeighborhood.html - Online community builder. Creating neighborhoods in their artwork can help children realize there are lots of different kinds of communities.

http://www.ehow.com/how_4854013_map-neighborhood.html - resources to create a map of your neighborhood.

http://tinyurl.com/3o8qsca - creating a map of your community using Google Maps

http://www.mothergooseprograms.org/activities/1951.pdf - Map Your Neighborhood

http://tinyurl.com/3aqke8u – Neighborhood Printables

http://tinyurl.com/2bfzfk8 - PBS Clifford Activity Sheets

http://tinyurl.com/3a6rlo - Folded Paper Houses

http://tinyurl.com/3hwa3ht- printable houses, schools, etc…